GammaGlobulin

Is it wrong to wish to be the Big Cheese?

ADDENDUM: Attached is a PDF copy of the FULL article mentioned in the above Original Post: I mean, it would have been attached, and I am ready to upload and attach this article, however, I am not sure how to attach the PDF file here, which I have stored on my desktop. Maybe I will try again later. Sorry.

Dear Folks, I have always wished I might have been famous in my life, just once. And, why is this? I wish I might have been famous enough, like David Bowie, to appear on Soul Train, just once. What is your Fame Fantasy? Do you dare to tell, here on this Famous Forum? Why not? Are you not anonymous here on TV? If I had been granted my wish, when I was younger, and even now, I would have opted to do this: Some Psychiatrists will tell you that an obsession with becoming famous is maladaptive. Do you believe this? I do not. I believe that it is not too late for me to be famous. I just need to get lucky. So, anyway, here is what some researchers say about our need and fascination and, almost constant daydreaming, with becoming famous. And, also, I would like to know why our newest generations, now yet to become adults, are even more fixated upon becoming famous than I ever was of appearing on Soul Train. (Soul Train? Me and my buddies watched Soul Train religiously, every afternoon, when we were teens. Great show!) Somedays, as I say, I worry my daydreams of fame might become troublesome for me or others....(like this guy worries, too, I guess): And, Billy Graham, who was so famous, and whose son I attended school with, probably would tell us that it is wrong to wish to be famous: And, here is BETTY who is having problems with her FAME-Fantasy: But for a more SCIENTIFIC Analysis, then you would want to read articles like this one. And, I am sure that I am NO Narcissist, Believe Me!: So I ask you: How much would you give to be famous. And, if you were famous, or if you were a famous author, or a famous footballer, or a famous politician,... How would your fame change your life, and... What would you do with your fame, besides improving our world? Would you have no one but girls around you, 24/7? I know that I would. I would drive a Bentley, with girls sitting to the left and to the right of me. And, the driver would be a girl. And all the girls would be Thai. I would not wish to become a famous author. And, if I were a famous author, then I would not really be famous. I would use a pseudonym. And, I would write under the pen name: Oliver Twist, being, in real life, rather twisted. How do you deal with your fantasies? Is there any hope for you, do you think? Regards, Gamma Note to Self: Becoming Famous, later in life, will not be so easy as it might have been when one was young.

This one.

Thank the gods for 3BB. I like everything ABOUT 3BB. Low Cost. Good Service Center. Excellent and Polite and Well-dressed (think Ivy League) technicians coming to my home. Almost always UP, and very rarely down. In the past, with other service providers, I really suffered. So much constant stress and worry over when the service would stop, and start, and stop, again. I just hope that 3BB never changes. I worry that, like DTAC, it will be bought out by a company that knows NOTHING about providing good customer service.

My Fellow Beings, I ask you this! HOW can people be so Heartless? HOW can people be so Cruel? Have you become completely inured to the heartlessness of our world? Or, does unpleasantness still rankle, somewhere in your bones, anytime you think of these past sterling examples of man's inhumanity? How can people have no feelings... Especially people who care about strangers... How can people be so cruel... I need a friend....Don't need a friend.... Easy to be cold..... EASY TO SAY NO..... (killings = 55 to 70 Million People) So, who's YOUR favorite tyrant, these days, in 2024? And, Not so easy... TO SAY NO? Enjoy your favorite tyrant, if you will... Every country has one. They're like as-holes... Best regards, Gamma Note2: Such a nice note....

I never said this was not the case. It is well-known the Japanese revere their war criminals. Germany has tried to improve, and to cease it's past bad habit of invading neighboring countries, and slaughtering Russians. The Japanese were the ones who loved swordplay. They make the best cooking knives, to this day.

Who would buy .22LR ammunition, anyway? LR designates Long Rifle And, what would you do with this type of ammunition? If you are a young kid, then maybe target practice? Still, one should not underestimate the LR, because it is not like shooting a cap pistol. The LR can travel quite far, in fact. Always wise to check your backstop before engaging in target practice. Note: I still don't know who in their right mind would buy ammunition like this in Thailand.

Debts owed by the world, of course.

I agree that even if the preacher was a bonified member of the clergy, having worldly goods tossed out windows onto pavement, below, is not beyond comprehension.

Now, I have landlord & landlady who are my friends. Before, I had Narcissistic, Gaslighting Witch, spelled with a B. The Witch was too stupid to calculate energy costs and other costs, so that there was no possibility of discussing return of rental deposit. I was not happy to lose my deposit. But, this time, I have a wonderful landlord. So, if they keep my deposit, when I leave, I will still be very happy. This is why it is so important to have a good landlord.

WARP, Yes! There are two WARPs that come to mind: a1. WARP from CLOUDFLARE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1.1.1.1 a2. WARP VPN from CLOUDFLARE Will WARP, and Cloudflare products, including VPN, work well for users behind the Bamboo Curtain? China can close down VPNs at will. b. WARP (OS/2), the Better Desktop OS from IBM which I loved.. The OS/2 software from IBM was better. The world chose Microsoft, instead. Very bad decision. Just because some service, or software, or OS, is technically superior does not mean that the Joe Blows of the world will be impressed, and choose the superior product. Such a shame, really. OS/2 was amazing for its time. Would the world now be a better place if the world had stayed with IBM? Yes. Of course. IBM... IVY style... Just better.... No slovenly slobs at IBM, back in the day. The world was a better place. And, we knew where we were headed, back then... c. Read this. Learn about WARP for single user (desktop) use, and What is it Exactly? https://blog.cloudflare.com/warp-for-desktop d. Just installed WARP from CloudFlare on this Desktop here... Now waiting to see what might happen. Hopefully, it will improve my world, and might even make it faster. The world, as it is now, is just not moving fast enough for me. Simple to Install the WARP software. Free, too. No worries. e. WARP on Apple/Windows, and....Linux? The Cloudflare blog/website states that WARP (free) is now available for Apple/Windows OS. However, I noticed a Linux button, as well. I will install WARP on Linux, next. If the Linux port/version is available at this time.

Sh^t happens....

Yes... Just to state the obvious for all to see.... Of course. But, yet they remain human beings, which means that they are, in fact, doomed in the long run. In the end, even the Israelis follow orders. If Israel had railways and ovens,.... One shudders to imagine what might have happened to those who now are being pushed out, pushed off their land,.... Pushed into the sea. The citizens of Israel would have made EXCELLENT Germans, in the 1930s and 1940s. And, this is now apparent for ALL to see. So much for the special case of giving the State of Israel any special considerations due to the horrific events that overtook them in Germany, and, throughout history, in Russia and other climes. Now, the slate is wiped clean. And now, it is time to start again, and now is the time to... Treat the Israelis and the Jews living there no differently than any other human beings. Thank YOU! YOU Yahoo!

Japan is better than Europe, and better than many countries around the world, especially at this time. This is true. And, most of the members here on the forum probably agree. Why not ask them? Because, obviously, you would not want to give any credence to opinions that might be warped.

China will never forget nor forgive the Japanese, at least not for another 100 years. The Jews will never forget their history in Germany. Japan is OK, today. Germany is OK, today. But, the World is Not OK, Today. And, the history of the Jews in Germany, and the Japanese in China, is an important reason why. Nothing ever goes back to normal, after atrocities of that magnitude. We never really forget.

I agree. Racism is alive and well in Israel. Thriving, in fact.

Yes, wrong. My point, too. Simple concept. But, too few are able to grasp it.

Too hot for warm milk. But, thank you for the thought, just the same.

Atrocities are Atrocities, no matter who commits them. I am most definitely NOT anti-Semitic, not a bit. Israel must learn that the world will NEVER tolerate what they have done under their FEERLESS LEADER, Mr. Yahoo.

The Israelis are completely unable to make Israel workable. Israel does not live in peace in the region. I do not consider myself to be an extremist. The events of the past months have changed my position from being fairly pro-Israel, before the attack on Gaza, to something else. Perhaps you are more invested in keeping the state of Israel alive than most people around the world. However, in my view, the price to be paid is just too high, especially when Israeli leaders shoot themselves in the foot. It is time for Israel to go. Israel will never willingly live with others, in peace. The territory is full of fanatics of every stripe. The world can no longer afford a separate Israel state. The people of Israel should be welcomed wherever they wish to emigrate. The total population of Israel is only 9.5 million. Let the USA take 9 million of this number, and allow the other 500,000 to go where they like. Israel, the land there, will soon be too hot for human habitation, anyway, due to Global Warming. Well.... Dust to Dust. The Creation of a Blooming Desert has failed. Nobody wants that land. And, nobody will be able to live there, very soon. Why prolong the inevitable? Get out Now, While the getting is Good!

I really think that today, at least near my house, has been the hottest this year. It was so hot that when I went outside to open the front gate, to take out the garbage, I used oven mitts to hold the padlock. (Electric bill will go from Bt.3600, last month, to Bt.6000 PLUS, this month. And, neither hide nor hair of the Soi Dogs have I seen, these days. (hope they are staying cool, and are well-watered, and well-fed.)

The problem is that the Israelis have proven now, beyond the shadow of any doubt, that they will never accept living in harmony with those who have long inhabited the land. Therefore, if the Israelis refuse to live in peace with other groups who have equal right to the land, and if the Israelis refuse to share and share alike, then they really need to find a better piece of land where they can live in isolation, by themselves. Living in solitary confinement is the result of aggression. And, Israelis need to find their piece of land, a piece uncontested by others who got there first. There is plenty of land available in the world. Why don't they try making the Southern Icecap Bloom? They are completely unable to live with others in peace. No one need question this fact, after so many decades. Really, it might not be such a herculean task to relocate Israel to a land more hospitable. No sympathy for war criminals, no matter WHO they are....

I So, it is always the BEAN-COUNTERS and the Low-IQ University managers, the uni administrators, that do not like what they see on campus. And, it is they who haven't a clue what is actually going on, on campus. Profs HATE the Admins, and rightly so! The University Admins, and the Politicos, should be run off campus on a rail, and then tarred-and-feathered. They want to run the university as a BUSINESS. But, Penn was never intended, since its inception, to be the typical business. When everything is run as a business, with profit the sole goal, then all is lost. The people running Penn are NITWITS. Was it always this way? No. So... The Penn Students must NEVER give in to the tyranny of the university administration, nor to the unprincipled and misguided attempts to sweep under the rug, the holocausts that are happening as we speak. The students know that the occupation of the territory now occupied by Israel, including the very territory upon which Israel sits, is unjust. Israelis need to find a new promised land, not one already occupied by other peoples, and the students need to continue their protests until this happens. Who is not already tired of this...after so many decades? When will it end? Maybe never?

Having a teacher from either London or Manchester, or both, or an American teacher, or all three, is good for students. The classroom should reflect the diversity of the real world. We do not live in a world filled by people speaking only one language, or one dialect, and with only one accent. I enjoy listening to different accents. But, I think I am most partial to the speech patterns of The Fine People of Ireland. Does anyone recall that great film: Filmed in Ireland, it was....